Hey paul if the markup is all on one it takes only one staff padding. What i mean is each markup is based off of what you attach it to. so a trick I do is put them in one markup then all you need to do is center under each with halign.
here is an example Also i am not sure why you wanted Vb ... but it does say Exam so... %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \paper { indent = 0 top-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #10 score-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #20 system-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #20 last-bottom-spacing #'basic-distance = #10 } I = \markup {I} IV = \markup {IV} V = \markup {V} Vb = \markup {V \raise #1 \tiny\flat} roman = \markup {\I \halign #-1.5 {\IV} \halign #-1 {\V} \halign #-2.2 {\Vb}} global = { \key d \major \numericTimeSignature \time 4/4 } sopMusic = \relative c'' { % measure 1 fis4\( d cis8[ b] a4 % measure 2 b b a2\) % measure 3 e'4\( d8[ e] fis4 g % measure 4 fis4 d e2\) % measure 5 b4\( d8[ cis] b[ cis d e] % measure 6 fis4 e d2\) % measure 7 d4\( b a e' % measure 8 d cis d2\) \bar "|." } bassMusic = \relative c { \override NoteHead.color = #blue \override Stem.color = #blue \override Accidental.color = #blue % measure 1 d4_\roman a a cis % measure 2 g g a2 % measure 3 e'4 b d g, % measure 4 d' b a2 % measure 5 b4 fis g b % measure 6 d a b2 % measure 7 d4 b4 g a % measure 8 g a d2 } \score { \new ChoirStaff << \new Staff = "women" << \new Voice = "sopranos" { \voiceOne << \global \sopMusic >> } >> \new Staff = "men" << \clef bass \new Voice = "basses" { \voiceTwo << \global \bassMusic >> } >> >> } HTH Stephen
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